(Photo: Colin Wing)
Open:
Saturday 10:00–17:00
Description:
Architect Edwin Lutyens designed this elegant town garden at the heart of the BMA headquarters at Tavistock Square. It is a private garden, much esteemed by members and visitors to the BMA, but little known beyond.
Planting is refreshingly green around a central oval pool. A majestic Indian bean tree provides a canopy overhead. A collection of physic plants bears witness to the continuing rôle of plants in contemporary pharmacology.
Gardener:
Mrs Daniela Sikora
Activities:
Guided talks on the garden, its history and its plants at 11am, 12noon, 2pm, 3pm, 4pm. Café open. Produce stall with cakes, jams and chutneys from the BMA kitchen.
Entrance:
Via main entrance to BMA House in Upper Woburn Place, opposite NE corner of Tavistock Square
Nearest postcode: WC1H 9LD
Sells tickets.
Buses:
59, 68, 91, 168
Stations:
Russell Square, Euston
Access:
Complex for disabled.
Dogs:
Working assistance dogs only
Further information:
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Last updated: 14/06/2010